Locking device for clothes driers



OCt. 18, 1932. R. Q BICKNELL VLOCKING DEVICE` FOR CLOTHES DRIERS Filed Jan 27 1932 I n ventor i?-f'f ,ZatvzeZZ f/` Attorney Pafentea oct. iaies'z' j 1,333,497

UNITED' ser Ares PATENT y vo-i=I-'ics Y vRosoonY G. BICKNELL, on Wonns'rnn, MAssACHUsnT'rs LOCKING DEVICE Fon CLOTHES DRIERS Application led January 27, 41932. Serial N'o. 589,264.

This invention relates to a locking device reel can be removed from the upright. This for clothes driers, the general object of the arrangementy prevents the reel from being invention being to provide means for pre` blownof the upright by the wind acting on venting the reel from being removed from the clothes on the flexible members for even V the post while the Vsame is in spread position though one of the arms, or a number of the 50 and for preventing the wind from blowing arms are partly swung upwardly by the wind, the reel with the clothes thereonvfrom the the locking device will still act to hold the upright. n reel on` the upright, for the arms would have This invention also consists in certain other to be moved to a vertical position before the features of construction and inthe combina@k reel could be lifted from the upright and this 545 tion and arrangement of theseveral parts to is particularly practically impossible unless be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the arms are lifted by hand. the accompanying drawings and specifically kAs will be seen the inner ends of the arms pointed out in the appended claims. 4` are of ridge shape, so that the inner ends In describing the invention in detail, refkhave considerable'strength and there are no 60 erence will be had to the accompanying drawparts likely to be broken off from rough ing wherein like characters denote like or usage, and the conical part 9 engages the corresponding parts throughoutthe several beveled inner end of the arm to the ent-ire Y views, and in which p length ofthe bevel and along its straight edge Figure 1 is an elevation of the upper part so that the engagement of the arm with the Y 65 of the improved drier. member 9 is afirm one and thus the reel is Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view through irmly locked to the upright and cannot be a portion thereof. removed therefrom until the arms are swung Fig. 3 is a plan view. f f to vertical position. The bevels 10 only en-k In the drawing, the numeral l indicates vgage the cone 9 when the vhub is moved up- -70 the upright and the numeral 2 indicates the wardly as the bevels are spaced from the hub of the reel which. is formed `with the cone when the reelis in normal position.

outwardly and downwardly extending pairs It is thought from the foregoing descrip- 0f ears 3a 'each Pair 0f Whlqh TQCGWGS the tion that the advantages and novel features inner end of an arm 4 to which the arm is of thenventon will be readily apparent. 75

pivoted as at 5, these arms having holes there- YIt ist() be understod that Chanaes may be in for receiving the eords or flexible members made in the constructionY and lin the combina- 6 as is usual. The links for pivotally contionk and arrangementrof the Several parts neem-eg the arms to tee eppell end of the ne; provided .that such changes fall within the telrl joted to the ems 8 on t upper en O scope of the appended claims.

The upper end of the upright is'v formed with an inverted frustoec-onical part 9 for receiving the beveled parts 10 at the inner ends 40 of the arm 4 so that these beveled parts and p the member9 act to lock there'el to the uplucent lts Upper end a hub ttlng over the right when thearms are in extended posi- UPPGI' @11d Of th@ upright and having arms tion as shown in Fig. 1 and in full lines in pivotallyconnected thereto, each arm having Fig. 2, but when the arms are swung up- `a beveled inner end for'engaging the substan- Having thus described my invention, what y I claim as new is :e e l l. In combination with an upright having an inverted substantially conical part ad- 85 i wardly as shown in dotted linesin Fig. 2 the tially conical member, when the arms are in 9o p lowered upright.

2. In a Clothes drier of the class described, an upright, a reel supported thereby and including a number of arms and a hub to which the arms are pivoted, a substantially inverted rusto-eonical member on the upright under the hub and the inner end of the arms being wedge-shaped with their upper bevels contacting the frusto-eonical member to lock the reel to the upright when the arms are in lowered position, and the reel is moved upwardly from its normal position.

In testimony whereof I aiix my signature.

position for locking the hub to the ROSCOE G. BICKNELL. 

